词组 | egg |
释义 | egg /eɡ/ noun 1. a round object that contains a baby bird, snake, insect etcverbslay an egg Blackbirds lay their eggs in March.fertilize an egg (=provide the male cell that will help create a baby bird, snake etc) After the female fish has laid the eggs, the male comes along and fertilizes them.incubate an egg (=keep it warm so that it will hatch) The female bird incubates the eggs.an egg hatches (=it opens and the baby bird, snake etc comes out) The eggs hatch after 26 days.phrasesa clutch of eggs (=a group of eggs) The birds lay their first clutch of eggs by the end of March.2. an egg, especially one from a chicken, that is used for foodadjectivesfree-range eggs (=from chickens that are not kept in cages and are able to move freely outside) The restaurant uses only free-range eggs.organic eggs (=from chickens that are not kept in cages and that are fed foods without chemicals) Organic eggs are usually more expensive, but you know the chickens are well looked after.fresh eggs They keep chickens, so they always have fresh eggs.a boiled egg We sometimes have boiled eggs for breakfast.a hard-boiled egg (=an egg that has been boiled until the inside is hard) The sandwiches had hard-boiled eggs in them.a fried egg I’m having fried eggs and hash brown potatoes.a poached egg (=cooked in a little water) She made us poached eggs on toast.scrambled egg (=cooked with the yellow and white parts mixed together) He had a quick meal of scrambled eggs and coffee.a raw egg (=not cooked) Some raw eggs contain a bacteria called salmonella.a runny egg (=an egg that has been cooked but is still a liquid) I like my eggs to be a little runny.a bad/rotten egg The crowd threw rotten eggs at the stage.Easter eggsThese are usually made of hollow chocolate, with small pieces of chocolate or candy inside.egg + nounsan egg yolk (=the yellow part of an egg) The little boy dipped his toast into the egg yolk.an egg white (=the part that is not the yolk) Add the egg whites to the icing sugar and beat them together.an egg sandwich I’d like an egg mayonnaise sandwich on brown bread.verbsboil/fry/cook an egg Boil the eggs for four minutes.break/crack an egg Rodney broke two eggs into the frying pan.beat/whisk an egg Beat the eggs in a bowl, then add the milk and flour.separate an egg (=separate the white part from the yolk) Separate the eggs carefully and beat the whites to soft peaks.phraseseggs over easy AmE (=eggs that have been fried on both sides) He orders eggs over easy, bacon, and sliced tomatoes.bacon and eggs/ham and eggs We had a quick meal of bacon and eggs.You usually say bacon and eggs, or ham and eggs, rather than ‘eggs and bacon’ or ‘eggs and ham’. |
随便看 |
英语词组固定搭配大全包含4241条英汉双解词组,基本涵盖了全部常用英文词组、短语的翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。